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Number of CDs: 3
Release Date: 01-10-2002
Label: Sounds True
Catalog Number: MM00127D
Barcode: 600835012720
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| 3 CD Set (see each product for individual track listings) | |||
| 1 | MM00294D Rhythms of Peace [58:21] | 3 | MM00001D Quiet Mind [54:56] |
| 2 | MM00296D Sounds of Peace [49:25] | ||
Description:
A former Tibetan monk shares rare bamboo flute music. Born in Tibet to nomads, Nawang Khechog discovered in childhood a deep affinity with the traditional bamboo flute. In 1959, he fled to India and spent 11 years as a Buddhist monk there, before bringing his music to the West. Despite worldwide praise for his work, Nawang resolved in 1991 to return to mountain seclusion until the Dalai Lama himself encouraged Nawang to continue to share his music with the world. On The Tibetan Healing Music Collection, he uses spare melodies and textures to invoke an inner stillness that is the essence of healing and peace. It is so effective that one hospital has used this music hundreds of times to soothe women in childbirth. Nawang intends each composition to be a living, breathing meditation, suggesting the vast spaces and sacred serenity of his Himalayan homeland.
Biography:
Born in Tibet, Nawang Khechog spent his earliest years as the child of nomads. In his boyhood he first learned to play the bamboo flute, an ancient instrument popular in rural villages throughout Tibet. After the brutal subjugation of Tibet by Chinese Communists in 1949, Nawang and his family escaped to India. There he studied meditation and Buddhist philosophy, a path he followed as a monk for eleven years - four of them as a hermit. In 1986, he emigrated to Australia where he first performed and his recordings achieved bestseller status. Nawang is best known for his collaborations with Kitaro, including a world tour and performances on Kitaro's Grammy-nominated Enchanted Evening and Mandala albums. His live performances with Philip Glass, Paul Winter, Laurie Anderson, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant and Baba Olatunji have received international acclaim.
